News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-11-03
HYDE PARK.

HYDE PARK.
R. W. Hulburd now adds g Attor-
ney at Law" to his name. May that
appendage bring him well-filled
| Golfer.
Jas. Roddy, who has lived here the
past eight years, has secured employ
ment at Barre, and will remove bis
family to that place this week.
Among those from this place who
went to Boston on the excursion
Tuesday were A. V. Wiswell, Leon
Wiswell, T. H. Porter, and Mrs. G.
A. Knight.
We publish elsewhere a communi-
cation regarding the liquor law. We
are very glad that g Citizen" thus re-
minds the vlolators of the great risk
they take when they break the law.
The great scarcity of water should
be a reminder to our people to exer-
else unusal care with fires. Should
one break out at the present time ain
extensive conaagration would probably
be the result.
W. Z. Maxfeld is not going TO de-
pend on the town pump hereafter for
his water supply. He has laid pipe
from his spring on Fitch Hill and will
bring water to his house from there.
He will have it on every foor of his
building.
The barns and hop-house on the
Newland farm on the Green River road
owned by F. NJ. Allen, but occupied by
w. R. Messer, were destroyed by fire
last Thursday night. The fire was
caused, it is said, by the explosion of
lantern. The cattle a horse and a
buggy were all that were saved. In
sured.
Abraham Fisher, father of Mrs. AL
bert Spicer, died at Mr. Spicer's Tues
day morning last of heart disease.
Mr.. Fisher was native of Hampstead,
Norfolk county, England, but had
lived in this country a great many
years. He was widely known through
out this and adjoining counties, hay
ing for long time had an extensive
practice as veterinary surgeon. He
was in his 18th year. For the past
two years he has lived at Mr.. Spicer's
from which place the funeral occurred
Wednesday.
What might have been q serious
railroad accident was fortunately
averted last Friday night. The mixed
oh
about two hours late that evening and
was running along at pretty good
speed. When near the fill just below
the Fisk farm it struck rail which had
been laid directly across the track,
breaking it in tBo. A rod or two
further along it encountered a cedar
post and just beyond that keg of
spikes. Fortunately the train did not
leave the track, nor was any damage
done. The passengers were consider
ably shaken up and very much fright
ened. There are all sorts of rumors
as TO why these DISTRACTIONS were
placed there. Some think it was done
by man or men for the pdrpose of
causing a wreck, while others believe
it was the work of malicious boys.
It might have caused a terrible dieas-
ter and no efforts should be spared to
ferret out the culprit, who ought to be
lodged in the work house or States
prison.
RETROSPECTIVE Hereafter Meth
odist services will be held Tuesday
evenings. five from this place
attended the Harvard Quartette con-
cert at Morrisvile last Thursday even
ing, and six the one at Johnson the
following night" joe" Leach and
Will Cobb started Monday night for
ChIcago.-John Ladeau and wife from
New Hampshire were the guests of
Joseph Gauthier few days last week
Fine fall weather. Screen doors
are beginning to disappear and double
windows pop into view.-C. F. Ran
dali lost one of his livery horses last
week from pink-eye.-Rob't Putnam
is improving his house on the farm by
the addition Of bay windows, &C.
Remember the lyceum to-nigbt.-Mrs.
Levi Pratt is dangerously sick.-Good
Templars' County Union at this place
Thursday, Nov. 10.-Austin Belknap
is in town looking after Creamery
III alters the season closed Oct. 31st.
Stella Waterman was in Burlington
over Sunday. Mrs. +. III. Lawton Of
Fairfax, was the guest Of l.. II. Fair
banks last week.
The Good Templars have elected
the following officers for the ensuing
quarter -
j. A. LaPorte, C. T.; Mrs. Ii. Z. Hall.
V. T.; Ii. e. Hall, Sec. Mrs. }. A. La
Porte. f. s.; Matte LaPorte, Treas.
Bert Spicer, Chaplain; Ashton Mudgett,
Marshal; Eta Smalley, |. G.; Carroll
Noble. Sentinel.
VIOLATING THE LIQUOR LAWS.
MessrS. Editors THE frequent appearance on
our streets Of people under the influence of Ii
; quOr, and the easy manner in which it is OBJ
tanned, leads me to suggest that you publish the
following extracts from the acts of the legisla
ture, passed in 1885,
{ Nos. Sc to Al inclusive provides that when ann
person is confined in Jail, house of correction Oi
State prison by reason of INVESTIGATION, or by rea
son of any act done or committed while intoKi
Gated, the wife of such person in her own name
and in case such person has no wife, her minO